Table 1 Description of life events and weight change per event that occurred between baseline and follow-up

Serious illness

42

2.8

-^c

2.4/4.4

44

2.9

- ^c

4.3/5.4

  Previous event

3

3.0

- ^c

6

3.7

- ^c

Serious injury

27

2.4

- ^c

3.0/4.0

30

2.9

- ^c

5.8/6.8

  Previous event

2

2.0

- ^c

3

2.7

- ^c

Close relative with serious illness/injury

216

2.8

- ^c

2.8/4.1

289

3.3

- ^c

3.0/4.2

  Previous event

32

2.7

- ^c

40

3.4

- ^c

Separation or divorce

53

3.0

1.5

2.3/4.2

59

3.2

1.6

3.1/5.1

  Previous event

2

2.5

1.0

6

3.7

2.2

Serious problem with close friend/relative/neighbor

117

2.7

1.7

3.1/4.3

162

3.1

1.7

3.2/4.5

  Previous event

10

2.9

1.6

16

3.1

1.8

Retired from work

42

1.5

1.2

2.0/3.8

12

1.6

1.1

1.1/3.7

  Previous event

1

1.0

1.0

0

-

-

Partner retired from work

6

1.5

1.2

4.2/4.3

27

1.2

1.4

2.0/3.7

  Previous event

1

1.0

1.0

0

-

-

Termination of pregnancy^d

6

2.3

1.4

3.9/5.0

12

3.1

1.8

8.4/9.1

Made redundant or sacked (fired)^d

81

2.6

1.3

3.3/4.7

61

2.8

1.3

3.4/5.5

Partner made redundant or sacked (fired)^d

33

2.0

1.2

2.9/4.3

58

2.8

1.2

2.9/4.9

Problems with police involving court appearance^d

20

2.3

1.3

3.6/4.2

2

4.0

2.5

5.6/5.6

Partner problems with police involving court appearance^d

2

1.5

1.0

4.2/4.2

8

2.5

1.4

5.6/6.7

Partner/spouse died

8

3.5

2.0

0.9/2.4

33

3.7

2.1

1.3/3.4

  Previous event

0

-

-

0

-

-

Son or daughter died

5

3.8

2.4

1.3/5.2

5

4.0

2.6

2.3/3.0

  Previous event

0

-

-

1

4.0

2.0

Father died

135

2.7

1.5

2.5/4.1

151

3.1

1.6

3.5/4.4

Mother died

108

2.8

1.4

2.7/3.6

123

3.3

1.7

2.6/3.9

Brothers/sisters died

68

2.8

1.5

1.9/3.4

64

3.5

2.0

3.5/4.2

  Previous event

2

2.0

1.0

7

3.7

2.0

Other unpleasant/disappointing event

171

3.1

1.7

2.6/4.1

237

3.4

1.9

3.1/4.3

  Previous event

12

2.9

1.4

24

3.2

1.7